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Saipem has exercised its purchase option concerning the seventh-generation Santorini drillship for a price tag of $230 million. The Santorini drillship is already operating within the Saipem fleet by way of a long-term charter agreement signed with Samsung Heavy Industries in 2021. Saipem said that the exercise price of $230 million must be paid by… Read More
The keel laying ceremony took place on November 30 for two of China’s first SOVs (Service Operation Vessels). The two Ulstein designed vessels are being built at the ZPMC Shipyard for Shanghai Electric and will be used for operations and maintenance services in China’s growing offshore wind energy sector. The two vessels consist of Ulstein… Read More
For the first time, the construction of an offshore wind farm is being conducted using a floating installation method. Instead of using a traditional jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, which are in short supply and in high demand, the Arcadis Ost 1 in the Baltic will be assembled using a new method centered around a… Read More
Wärtsilä is working with Texas-based startup Bluetec to bring a new lower-cost wind turbine installation concept to life. Like Allseas’ clean-sheet approach to platform decommissioning, Bleutec’s Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) is a full rethink of the turbine installation process. The company’s intent is to provide an alternative to ultra-expensive installation vessels, and it is… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has so far only approved two of the 16 offshore wind farms President Biden wants implemented during his first term — a goal that has become more urgent since Republicans took over the House. (E&E News) TRANSPORTATION: • As airlines and airports look to electrify ground operations and eventually… Read More
The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. Preliminary details from the state’s roadmap-the focus of this post-clearly indicate that Maine is preparing to seize the significant opportunity presented by the Gulf of Maine offshore wind resource. Maine’s… Read More
A new class of 80-metre, ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboats At the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, and Arjan van Stee of Van Stee Offshore have signed a contract for the delivery next year of an 80-metre Multibuster 8020 ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboat. Van Stee’s Multibuster 8020 is the first… Read More
At the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem at Damen’s headquarters, offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine and Damen Shipyards announced that a contract has been signed for the supply of three new Fast Crew Suppliers 2710s. The three vessels will be fitted with 190kW battery arrays that will enable them to operate… Read More
Three federal leases have been granted for large-scale ocean wind farms off the coast of North Carolina, with two more potential sites now the subject of a monthlong public comment period. Such waves of offshore wind projects, with the combined potential to ultimately power the equivalent of more than 2 million typical homes, could fuel… Read More
To pursue its ambitious target of 30GW of offshore wind by 2030, India has published a conceptual plan identifying 15 priority zones to locate offshore windfarms. The plan will act as a government technical guide for the upcoming auction of offshore wind sites. India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released the auction plan… Read More
2022.11.29 – IJmuiden – Windcat, Europe’s market-leading offshore personnel transfer company is pleased to announce an order for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (“CSOVs”), with Damen Shipyards, a global provider of maritime solutions. The “Elevation Series” CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB.TECH…. Read More
When we last reported on Norwegian offshore services provider DOF ASA, it appeared that the company was headed for either a forced restructuring under the Norwegian Reconstruction Act, or bankruptcy. Which of those paths it is headed down should become clearer following an Extraordinary General Meeting set for December 14. You can read the related… Read More
Green energy company, Parkwind turned to Heerema Marine Contractors for a premiere in the wind turbine installation on commercial scale. The two companies have come together with Vestas to install the first of 27 Vestas V174 – 9.5 MW turbines at the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm using a unique floating installation method. “The plan… Read More
On 17 November 2022, Jan De Nul Group completed the first part of the cable installation works to connect the wind farms Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) to the Dutch mainland. Also the 220-kV high-voltage tests of both sea and land cables for Hollandse Kust (noord) were successfully completed, from the onshore substation to… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind’s second annual Ventus Gala recognizes achievements across the supply chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit dedicated to accelerating offshore wind development and building a supply chain in the United States, hosted the second annual Ventus Gala in Washington, D.C. The Network honored Commerce… Read More